Among the 500 Students Receiving Awards at the 1971 Commencement were "Students of the Year Jean L. Flagg of Henning, TN and Janet Watson of Nashville. Shown With Them are President A.P. Torrence and Judge A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr of Philadelphia,...

Bennett Hall, A Dormitory For Women, Was Named In Memory Of Miss Bell H. Bennett; Name Changed To Harper House In 1962 And Served As A Dormitory For Men Until 1971. The Building Was Demolished In 1977.

Dr. Pitts Was The First African American, First Alumnus, And Nineth President To Serve At Paine College. As A C.M.E Minister And Theologian, Dr. Pitts Served As President Of Miles College Before Returning To Paine. He Is Credited As The Person Who...

Southern University and A & M College--Buildings; Home economics centers

[Industrial Building for Girls]. This structure was built in 1920 and later known as the Home Economics Building. This two-story masonry building features a very slightly projecting central section (suggestive of a pavilion) with an entrance...